On the West Coast, City of Hope is the first institution to open the Kite-sponsored trial DUARTE, Calif. - The first-in-human, phase 1 T cell trial for patients who have human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers that have relapsed, or are resistant to treatment, is now open at City of Hope. The institution is the first to open such a trial on the West Coast. The research trial, which is sponsored by Kite, a Gilead Company, targets HPV-associated cancers with the HPV type 16, a strain which causes about 70% of all cervical cancers worldwide, as well as oropharyngeal, anal, penile and vaginal cancers. Nearly 88,000 HPV-associated cancers...
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